The Sword in the Stone

1963 animated film directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Movie animated_film Q204662
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Summary

The Sword in the Stone is an animated film[1]. It draws 15,020 Wikipedia views per month (animated film category, ranking #189 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Wolfgang Reitherman[3]
  • Screenwriter: Bill Peet[4]
  • Composer: George Bruns[5], Richard M. Sherman[6], Robert B. Sherman[7]
  • Genre: fantasy film[8], musical film[9], coming-of-age film[10], buddy film[11]
  • Based on: The Sword in the Stone[12], The Once and Future King[13]
  • Producer: Walt Disney[14]
  • Part of the series: Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[15]
  • Production company: The Walt Disney Company[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Commons category: The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)[18]
  • Language of work or name: English[19]
  • Review score: 68%[20], 6/10[21], 61/100[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Publication date: December 25, 1963[25], December 14, 1964[26], December 17, 1964[27]
  • Characters: Arthur[28], Merlin[29], Archimedes[30], Madam Mim[31], King Arthur[32], Sir Ector[33], Sir Kay[34], Granny Squirrel[35], Sir Pellinore[36], Pellinore[37], Sir Bart[38], Girl Squirrel[39], Scullery Maid[40], knight[41]
  • Voice actor: Karl Swenson[42], Junius Matthews[43], Sebastian Cabot[44], Rickie Sorensen[45], Richard Reitherman[46], Robert Reitherman[47], Norman Alden[48], Martha Wentworth[49], Alan Napier[50], Thurl Ravenscroft[51], Jimmy MacDonald[52], Ginny Tyler[53], Barbara Jo Allen[54], Mel Blanc[55]
  • Has edition or translation: Die Hexe und der Zauberer[56]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[57], Disney+[58]
  • Narrative location: England[59], London[60]
  • Official website: http://movies.disney.com/the-sword-in-the-stone[61]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)[62]
  • Inspired by: The Adventures of Prince Achmed[63]
  • Film editor: Donald Halliday[64]

Why It Matters

The Sword in the Stone has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Sword in the Stone. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Sword in the Stone. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Disney Films. d-zine.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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